Your Blue Hour Pictures

Metamorphosis Monday:
Last Met Monday, I shared a metamorphosis of the sky as it goes from daylight to evening to the Blue Hour. If you aren’t sure what the “blue hour is” click HERE to read last week’s MM post.

Many of you were excited to capture your own blue hour pics. Thanks for sending those pics my way so I could share them with BNOTP readers tonight.

In addition to a beautiful tablescape, Bethcaught a few pics of the blue hour outside her window…

What a gorgeous blue!

Cornelia, whose beautiful home is in Switzerland, accidentally caught the blue hour when taking a few pics at dinner time…

Debbie took this shot just over her home. In case you are wondering, for these pics she used a tripod with her camera set so that the ISO was 100-200. The shutter speed was set up for 3 seconds.

Kathy took these three blue hour pics in London:

Parliament and the Thames River…

The Tower Bridge…

Big Ben:

Kathy is sharing these blue hour pics, taken from her beautiful home…

Beautiful tablesetting with a backdrop of gorgeous blue…

Mary, who lives in Virginia, captured these two blue hour pics over her home…
Great job, Mary! Gorgeous blue!

Nanci took these during a stunning sunrise…

Now this would be worth getting up early to see!

Rebecca took these blue hour pics in Gibraltar…sooo pretty!

Sarah enjoyed dinner in the beautiful garden outside her home under blue hour skies:

Bonnie shared this amazing pic…

Thanks to everyone who sent their blue hour pics! Loved seeing them all!

On Saturday, I shared this view out my breakfast window. It shows one of the decks off the screened in porch…the one with a pergola overhead, from which hangs a candlelier.

I took this pic at the very start of the blue hour here in Georgia. I wish I had thought to turn off the light in the dining room. I was so focused on the sky, I didn’t notice the reflection of the dining room walls in the photo.

I stepped out onto the deck and continued taking pics…

Every few minutes, the sky gets a bit deeper blue…

A few shots from different angles…

One last shot with the little string lights surrounding the pergola/deck, turned on…

To see when the “blue hour” arrives in your area of the country/world, click HERE. Be sure to use a tripod if possible when taking your blue hour pics. Because it’s so late in the evening and the lighting is greatly reduced, it’s very important that the camera remain perfectly steady for the best blue light pics.

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Comments

Susan, I love the blue hour pictures. We have been tracking them all this week. Thanks so much for posting…I would have never knew. They are simply gorgeous! Lovely giveaway too! Thanks so much for hosting! Hope you have a great week! ~ Stephanie Lynn

Susan, thank you for posting all these blue hour photos. It's fun to see what other captured. Those sunset and sunrises are amazing. I've had fun playing around with the camera during the blue hour to see what comes out. Hope you have a great week!

Thanks for sharing my pictures. I have actually been paying attention to the Blue Hour ever since your first post. Watched the sky change last night while driving to my Mother's in south Arkansas after visiting my son and his family in Little Rock.

The blue hour this and the blue hour that….no one knows what I am talking about but I am talking about it all the time now. Lol. I love it and as I speak the sky outside is the darkest blue you can get before it is black. Too dark for photos but I am checking it out all the same. This is fun and the photos are beautiful.

The blue hour this and the blue hour that….no one knows what I am talking about but I am talking about it all the time now. Lol. I love it and as I speak the sky outside is the darkest blue you can get before it is black. Too dark for photos but I am checking it out all the same. This is fun and the photos are beautiful.

What a lovely beginning with those blue hour pictures – I LOVE the blue hour, and seeing everyone's view of it was fantasitc today!Thought we'd join you all today, and are looking forward to seeing everyone's fun ideas!Enjoy your week!

What gorgeous photos you've shown us. I especially like the one with the snow covered branches and the sun set behind the ships…so dreamy. My husband and have taken several cruises and our favorite thing to do was sit on our balcony and watch the sun set. What a beautiful time of day with the blue skies!

Hi Susan, Everyone's blue hour pictures are breath taking. I forgot to send the ones I had taken. But I have enjoyed viewing all the ones you and others are sharing. Fabulous! What a very nice giveaway too! Thanks so much for hosting another great day! I hope you have a wonderful week!Hugz,Kim

Susan, Thanks so much for posting the information about the blue hour, and for posting two of my photos. All the photos are beautiful and I really enjoyed seeing them! Thanks, too, for all you have done to help me be a better blogger…from assisting with the linky issue, to responding to questions I've posed, to posting your blogging how to's (I learned ALOT right there!) See you at the table tonight!Beth